Gleanings — §191

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 191 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ای بی‌خبران سر از نوم غفلت بردارید و انوارش که عالم را احاطه نموده مشاهده کنید بعضی میگویند زود اشراق نموده ای بی‌بصران یا قریب و یا بعید حال اشراق فرموده شما ملاحظه نمائید فی‌الحقیقه این اشراق محقّق است یا نه دیگر قرب و بعد آن در دست شما و این غلام نبوده و نخواهد بود حکمت الهیّه که از انظر بریّه مستور است اقتضا نموده

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Shake off, O heedless ones, the slumber of negligence, that ye may behold the radiance which His glory hath spread through the world. How foolish are those who murmur against the premature birth of His light. O ye who are inly blind! Whether too soon or too late, the evidences of His effulgent glory are now actually manifest. It behooveth you to ascertain whether or not such a light hath appeared. It is neither within your power nor mine to set the time at which it should be made manifest. God’s inscrutable Wisdom hath fixed its hour beforehand.

Translation Notes

بی‌خبران

bí‌khbrán kh-b-r → “heedless”

literal: news; inform; informed

all-informed 27% traditions 15% all-wise 9% who 9% informed 9% have 9% announced 7% prophecies 5% warneth 5% may 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: announced gleaningsGWB §218: have We predicted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: been foretold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thou didst announce unto us tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid up the-hidden-wordsHW §126: Tell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: informed gleaningsGWB §713: We have warned

سر

sr s-r-r → “mysteries” Distinctive

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

This form usually rendered as “mystery”, “secret”, “privily” (57 occurrences)

mystery 35% secret 19% privily 16% secretly 5% inner 5% inwardly 5% hidden 5% heads 3% mine 3% surreptitiously 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: contentment gleaningsGWB §470: takest delight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: escape prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: of my heart tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: that which they have concealed the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thine inmost soul will-and-testamentW&T §42: began epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Mystery

نوم

núm n-w-m → “slumber”

literal: sleep; sleeping; sleep/slumber

sleep 44% slumber 33% sleeping 11% state 6% man 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: slumber gleaningsGWB §278: fast asleep kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: sleeping prayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: my sleep will-and-testamentW&T §33: that sleepeth not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: he that lieth gleaningsGWB §347: became known as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: entitled

غفلت

ghflt gh-f-l → “negligence”

literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect

heedlessness 35% waywardness 27% negligence 16% erred 5% wayward 3% evil 3% blind 3% “deprivation 3% error 3% every 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: heedless one gleaningsGWB §281: and still ye slumber kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: erring and wayward prayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: that we may utterly forget the-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the wayward gleaningsGWB §73: of their heedlessness

بردارید

brdáríd b-r-d-ʾ-r

literal: lift; lift, raise; remove

SE rendered بی‌خبران (bí‌khbrán), سر (sr), از (iz), نوم (núm), غفلت (ghflt), بردارید (brdáríd), انوارش (inúársh), عالم (ʿálm), احاطه (iḥáṭh) as “heedless, Shake, slumber, negligence, radiance which His glory, world, spread”

resolve 50% set 50%

gleaningsGWB §440: resolve to root out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: they lift not the-hidden-wordsHW §125: set not gleaningsGWB §362: lift not

انوارش

inúársh n-w-r → “radiance which his glory”

literal: light; lights; luminous

SE expanded to “radiance which His glory”

effulgence 50% glory 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: enlightened fire-tabletFire §9: the brightness gleaningsGWB §203: effulgence of His glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: splendours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: hath been diffused tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendour the-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiance will-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “world”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

world 66% earth 9% mankind 7% realm 4% all 4% whole 3% learned 2% men 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: did ye but know it fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §11: present-day kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: fixed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: that knoweth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

احاطه

iḥáṭh ḥ-w-ṭ → “encompassed”

literal: encompassing; encompass; encompassed

encompassed 45% hath 17% envelop 11% pervaded 6% embraced 6% have 4% surrounded 4% surround 2% throughout 2% enveloped 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: surround fire-tabletFire §20: have been breathed to gleaningsGWB §79: are encompassed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: shedding illumination prayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: assault the-hidden-wordsHW §98: beset will-and-testamentW&T §5: from all sides afflicted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglect

نموده

nmúdh nmúdn → “hath”

literal: do; to do; show

hath 44% have 26% had 12% made 3% caused 3% laid 2% chose 2% fulfill 2% hast 2% make 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: I gleaningsGWB §20: is in itself kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: have come prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is not the-hidden-wordsHW §104: didst become will-and-testamentW&T §6: without epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailed

مشاهده

msháhdh sh-h-d → “may behold”

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

behold 31% witness 14% perceive 11% consider 9% found 8% beholding 6% will 6% witnessed 6% discover 5% beheld 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: testify fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §322: resulted kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: My witness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: visible world tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §3: see

کنید

kníd krdn

literal: do; to do; do/make

SE rendered عالم (ʿálm), احاطه (iḥáṭh), نموده (nmúdh), مشاهده (msháhdh), کنید (kníd), بعضی (bʿḍí), میگویند (mígúynd), زود (zúd) as “world, spread, hath, may behold, murmur, soon”

do 18% ye 18% taste 9% impart 9% know 9% thou 9% would 9% yourselves 9% cast 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: asked gleaningsGWB §563: can kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltest the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §24: them to yourselves epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Act not

بعضی

bʿḍí b-ʿ-ḍ

literal: some; part; some, part

SE rendered احاطه (iḥáṭh), نموده (nmúdh), مشاهده (msháhdh), کنید (kníd), بعضی (bʿḍí), میگویند (mígúynd), زود (zúd), اشراق (ishráq), نموده (nmúdh) as “spread, hath, may behold, murmur, soon”

some 41% certain 24% few 12% others 11% many 3% who 3% number 3% several 1% whenever 1% other 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: others gleaningsGWB §94: unto certain Prophets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: a few among prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: times will-and-testamentW&T §34: falsify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: a few gleaningsGWB §181: Certain ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: certain Prophets

میگویند

mígúynd gftn → “say” Distinctive

literal: say; to say

This form usually rendered as “continue”, “contend”, “what” (9 occurrences)

continue 14% contend 14% what 14% murmur 14% acclaimed 14% voicing 14% idle 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: I declare gleaningsGWB §552: promise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: Should they assert the-hidden-wordsHW §139: Cry aloud will-and-testamentW&T §17: will not openly declare epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: make gleaningsGWB §40: voicing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: declare

زود

zúd z-w-d → “best” Distinctive

literal: soon; increase; provision, supply

This form usually rendered as “premature”, “day” (3 occurrences)

premature 50% day 50%

gleaningsGWB §405: the best provision for their journey kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: shall only increase will-and-testamentW&T §9: ere long gleaningsGWB §191: premature gleaningsGWB §699: as the best provision for his journey gleaningsGWB §640: The day is approaching

اشراق

ishráq sh-r-q → “light” Distinctive

literal: shining; shine

This form usually rendered as “shining”, “shed”, “brightness” (70 occurrences)

shining 17% shed 11% brightness 11% effulgent 11% shineth 11% shone 8% light 8% revelation 8% rise 8% splendor 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the radiance thereof fire-tabletFire §22: radiance gleaningsGWB §286: issueth forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: in the uttermost corners of the East prayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: to shine tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineth the-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shine will-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world

بی‌بصران

bí‌bṣrán b-ṣ-r → “eyes”

literal: eyes

eyes 28% sight 15% insight 15% eye 12% discerning 12% vision 5% discernment 5% all 4% gaze 3% all-seeing 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: thine eyes gleaningsGWB §293: the gaze kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose sight prayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: mine eyes tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heart the-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou see epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: insight gleaningsGWB §467: discernment

قریب

qríb q-r-b → “draw” Distinctive

literal: nearness; near; bring near

This form usually rendered as “nigh”, “well”, “well-nigh” (14 occurrences)

nigh 15% well 15% well-nigh 15% hand 8% nearly 8% soon 8% having 8% some 8% draweth 8% near 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: that thou mayest draw nigh unto fire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto Thee gleaningsGWB §575: that are nigh unto God kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: reunion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: them that enjoy near access tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God

بعید

bʿíd b-ʿ-d → “after” Distinctive

literal: after; distance; far

This form usually rendered as “far”, “remoteness”, “immeasurable” (22 occurrences)

far 31% remoteness 13% immeasurable 13% gone 6% late 6% removeth 6% gulf 6% distance 6% estranged 6% have 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: upon fire-tabletFire §3: distant gleaningsGWB §135: at a time when kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: since Moses was made manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: except tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: remote the-hidden-wordsHW §76: slough

فرموده

frmúdh frmúdn

literal: say; command; says

SE rendered قریب (qríb), بعید (bʿíd), حال (ḥál), اشراق (ishráq), فرموده (frmúdh), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), نمائید (nmáʾíd), فی‌الحقیقه (fí‌álḥqíqh) as “too, late, now, ascertain, actually manifest”